What advice can you give a late blooming (40+) beginner? I would like to learn to ride offroad and have pretty much decided that a KDX 200 would be ideal for me. Ht: 5' 7". Wt: 180 lbs. Trouble is that there is no trails nearby to learn on. I really would like to be able to compete.. er complete an enduro event (something I've always wanted to do but life got in the way, you know?). Of course I realize that it may be a couple of years for my experience to bring me to that place. That's just fine. However, it occured to me that a closed course motocross track might be the way to learn. There is an indoor track less than a mile away from my house (in Waterman, IL). Although the turns and jumps look pretty intimidating to me, I wonder if the practice spent on nice soft dirt would be less painful than trees, roots, and rocks. I realize that the KDX is really a trail bike, but can it be used at a track? I highly doubt that my skill level is ever going to push the limits of the KDX's suspension. If learning on a MX track isn't as dumb as it sounds, would a smaller MX bike be more suitable? i.e. a yz125 or rm125. Or should I just find a riding area and trailer the bike there for trail riding?